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Mathis will take a seat for Wednesday's series finale as him and Isiah Kiner-Falefa continue to split time pretty evenly behind the dish. Through six appearances, Mathis is 3-for-20 (.150) with a homer and 11 strikeouts.

Mathis is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels, Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.

Mathis and Isiah Kiner-Falefa have been alternating starts behind the plate over the past week in what looks to be a true timeshare at the position. Even if he ends up seeing a larger portion of the starts over time, Mathis, who is primarily valued for his pitch-framing skills, won't offer much fantasy appeal.

Mathis will take a seat for Thursday's series opener after starting the previous two games behind the dish, going 1-for-7 with four strikeouts in those contests. Isiah Kiner-Falefa will start at catcher and hit eighth in this one.

Mathis went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and two runs scored in Sunday's 11-10 win over the Cubs.

Mathis was in the middle of the Rangers' come-from-behind win. He coaxed a walk in the fourth inning and came home on Delino DeShields' grand slam, then homered in the sixth to slash a three-run gap to two. The 36-year-old backstop has started two of the first three games and figures to split time evenly with Isiah Kiner-Falefa.

Mathis and Isiah Kiner-Falefa will split time evenly behind the plate this season, T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com reports.

The latest news contradicts reports from earlier in the offseason, when the Rangers had suggested that Mathis would be the team's primary catcher. The veteran only really had fantasy appeal in very deep leagues where anyone with consistent playing time was worth rostering, as he owns an awful .198/.258/.306 career slash line. With that playing time now in doubt, it's hard to find a reason to consider Mathis.